Arizona’s Kevin Cordes Clips American Record in 200 Breast

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AUSTIN, Texas, March 29. ARIZONA’s Kevin Cordes clipped his American, NCAA and U.S. Open record in the men’s 100-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.

Cordes looked smooth throughout the entire race, closing out with a winning time of 1:48.66. That swim bettered his previous mark by .02 as he won last year’s title with a 1:48.68. That gives Cordes the top six times all time, after having already clocked a 1:50.44 this morning.

“It’s really satisfying to end the meet out like this. We had a little rough patch and some bad breaks but I finished it off strong. I couldn’t be happier,” Cordes said. “I definitely wanted to defend my titles and improve on my times and, fortunately, I was able to do that.”

Indiana’s Cody Miller turned in a 1:51.82 for second overall, moving to eighth overall in the event’s history, while Georgia’s Nic Fink placed third in 1:51.92. Alabama’s Anton McKee took fourth overall this evening in 1:52.31.

California kept piling on the team points as it extended its lead as Chuck Katis (1:52.64) and Josh Prenot (1:52.97) finished fifth and sixth. California is just trying to keep its lead ahead of a potential 25 point hit from Texas in diving.

Florida’s Matt Elliott clinched the B final title with a time of 1:53.30, while teammate Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez turned in a second-place time of 1:53.55. Purdue’s Lyam Dias rounded out the top three in 1:53.58.

Author: Jason Marsteller

Jason Marsteller is the general manager of digital properties at Swimming World. He joined Swimming World in June 2006 as the managing editor after previous stints as a media relations professional at Indiana University, the University of Tennessee, Southern Utah University and the Utah Summer Games.